ILSR Senior Researcher Kennedy Smith talked to the Mayors' Institute on City Design about how to help Main Street businesses survive the pandemic.
A resource page tailored to independent office product dealers interested in exploring and understanding the impacts Amazon has on procurement and their business and sector.
This toolkit offers independent business owners concrete tips for engaging with their city officials and advocating for policies that strengthen and grow local businesses. The...
In this report, we outline serious concerns with Amazon's move into procurement spending. The move could leave local governments at risk of being ripped off.
A recent contract opens the way for billions of dollars in local government spending to shift to Amazon. The good news is that, for concerned...
To help city leaders address the challenges facing independent businesses, ILSR organized a workshop at the National League of Cities' City Summit 2017 conference.
When you choose locally owned businesses for your shopping, you create a ripple effect. Our new infographic shows what happens when you shop local.
ILSR's annual Independent Business Survey gathers data from thousands of locally owned, independent businesses across the country.
Cities are changing to become increasingly inhospitable to locally owned businesses. In this video, Olivia LaVecchia discusses six policy strategies for cities.
Local governments are increasingly turning to Amazon for their buying needs. When they do, though, citizens lose. Here’s why you should be concerned about this...
Stacy Mitchell and other leaders discuss how local businesses and activists across the country are working to change the rules to instead support community enterprises
Stacy Mitchell spoke about policy to shape the next phase of the local economy movement in this presentation at the 2016 ABA Winter Institute.
Findings from researchers suggest that small, local businesses are critical to overcoming many of our biggest challenges, from reducing economic inequality to building resilient communities.
A growing body of research is giving us new ways to quantify the harms of bigness and the benefits of local ownership.
Contact: Rebecca Toews [email protected] 612-808-0689 Amid the hype of online and big-box shopping this weekend, it’s easy to overlook the growing popularity of independent...